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The mission of the Office of Research Education(REd) is to provide “comprehensive training and learning opportunities and resources for faculty, students and staff engaged in responsible conduct of research at the University of Utah.” Ensuring that students have the required information about the Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) is a critical component of research training at the University of Utah. RCR training of Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Research Associates is a mandatory requirement for many federal research grants. Many departments and colleges across campus already have well developed, mandatory RCR training for graduate students and postdocs appointed in their unit. For academic units that do not have an existing program, the Graduate School and the Office of Research Integrity & Compliance have teamed up to develop an RCR training program that may be completed by Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Researchers at no cost for University of Utah affiliates.

The RCR pathway allows students to access the REd’sin-person and/or online classes so that students can customize their RCR certificate to fit their needs. REd’s RCR Certificate has designed its classes so that students can meet the educational requirements for National Science Foundation (NSF) and National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant proposal submissions and federally funded projects. Eight (8) contact hours are required for these funding mechanisms, with the majority of classes needing to be completed in-person.

This certificate is designed for students in all research settings. Participants will become familiar with best practices and proper procedures for conducting RCR, whether they are in health sciences, social and behavioral sciences, or science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). Participants will be able to articulate how federal and state regulations, professional standards and University policies underscore the need for RCR in the research enterprise.

Responsible Conduct of Research Certificate - Student

The REd“Responsible Conduct of Research Certificate –Student” requires five(5) REd RCR training class completions that add up to a total of ten(10) contact hours.
 
All students MUST complete the four(4) required classes and one (1)additional class from either the offerings for “bioscience students”or “non-biosciences students.”
 
Please note that each class credit is valid for eighteen (18) months and the entire RCR Certificate is valid for three (3) years upon completion. As a result, it is advised that you renew your RCR Certificate every three(3) years.

 Required Classes for All Students (Complete All 4 Classes)

Foundations of Responsible Conduct of Research - Student

Advanced Consideration of the Criteria for IRB Approval of Research

Getting Published: Responsible Authorship and Peer Review

Introduction to Research Mentoring

Connector

Biosciences Students (Select at least 1)

Data and Safety Monitoring: Plans, Boards & Committees

Managing and Maintaining Your Scholarly Profile

Research Participants and the Informed Consent Process

Rigor, Transparency, and Reproducibility in Research

Source Documentation in Clinical Research

 Non-Biosciences Students (Select at least 1)

Informed Consent: Models and Requirements

Managing and Maintaining Your Scholarly Profile

Introduction to Research Data Management

Research Participants and the Informed Consent Process

Rigor, Transparency, and Reproducibility in Research

 
Please contact REd at researcheducation@utah.edu, if you have any questions. We are here to help "U".

  1. Go to Research Education website

  2. Click on "MENU" on the top right of the page

  3. Under "RED CLASSES" in MENU, there are a few different ways to search the class(es) that you are interested

  4. Once you are in one of above 4 pages, click on the title of the class which you are interested. You will see a new page with that class's description, instructor's information and if that class is offered in person, online or both.

  5. Click on the link after "live class", you will be directed to Canvas Catalog listing for this class

    • Class Information

  6. If this class has been scheduled, there will be a date after the class title. If this class has not been scheduled, you can sign up for the TBA session. You will receive a notification from REd as soon as a live session has been scheduled.

    • Canvas Catalog Listing

  7. Click on the session you are interested in attending

  8. Click on "Enroll"
    • If you are University of Utah Employee or Student, please sign in from here with your uNID and password
    • If you are not affiliated with University of Utah, please put your name and email below
    • Enroll Login                   
    • Click on "Enroll in Course"

    • Catalog Enroll

  9. You will be able to access the class through your Canvas Catalog dashboard or your Canvas dashboard
    • Canvas Catalog dashboard
    • Canvas dashboard
      • Go to https://cis.utah.edu/ 
      • Click on "Canvas Login" under either Employee or Student Portal
      • Canvas Login
      • Click on the class you enrolled in
      • Canvas Dashboard

  1. Go to Research Education website

  2. Click on "MENU" on the top right of the page

  3. Under "RED CLASSES" in MENU, there are a few different ways to search the class(es) that you are interested

  4. Once you are in one of above 2 pages, click on the title of the class which you are interested. You will see a new page with that class's description, instructor's information and if that class is offered in person, online or both.

  5. Click on the link after "online class", you will be directed to Canvas Catalog listing for this class

    • Online Class Information

  6. Click on "Enroll"
    •  Catalog class Info
    • If you are University of Utah Employee or Student, please sign in from here with your uNID and password
    • If you are not affiliated with University of Utah, please put your name and email below
    • Enroll Login                   
    • Click on "Enroll in Course"

    • Catalog Enroll

  7. You will be able to access the class through your Canvas Catalog dashboard or your Canvas dashboard

    • Canvas Catalog dashboard
    • Canvas dashboard
      • Go to https://cis.utah.edu/ 
      • Click on "Canvas Login" under either Employee or Student Portal
      • Canvas Login
      • Click on the class you enrolled in
      • Canvas Dashboard

If you can no longer attend a live class or would no longer like to be enrolled in an online class, please follow below steps to drop the class from your Student Dashboard on Catalog.

Here are the two ways that you can access Research Education Canvas Catalog:

  1. You can directly go to Research Education Canvas Catalog
OR

  1. Go to Research Education website

  2. Click on "MENU" on the top right of the page

  3. Open "RED CLASSES" and then click on "CLASSES  BY TITLE"

  4. Click "CLICK HERE" to enter Canvas Catalog
    • All Class Listing

After you enter Research Education Canvas Catalog, please follow below steps to drop the class:

  1. "Login" at the top right corner of the page

  2. Login by using your uNID and password, then you should see your Canvas Catalog dashboard. If not, you can click on your name on the top right of the page and click on "Student Dashboard"

    • Student Dashboard

  3. Find the class(es) that you want to drop and click on "Tool" and select "Drop Course"
    • Drop Class
Last Updated: 9/4/24